Core International Human Rights Instruments

2004

Author: UNFPA

There are seven core international human rights treaties. Each of these treaties has established a committee of experts to monitor implementation of the treaty provisions by its States parties. Some of the treaties are supplemented by optional protocols dealing with specific concerns.

Treaty

Date

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)

1965

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

1966

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

1966

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

1979

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)

1984

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

1989

International Convention on Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICMRW)

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